Madison Project are a Worcester, Mass punk rock band in the tradition of NOFX and Bouncing Souls. I'm pleased to offer you a pair of MP3s from the band so you can hear for yourself:"Fallen"- MP3"Rock It"- MP3 I hope you like! Madison Project's Myspace
Generation of Waste is the debut full length album from New York-based indie rock band Control Escape (as in the computer keys). The band's description of their sound is the intriguing genre of "stoner punk". Having listening to the album, one can certainly see where they are coming from. The humourous slacker approach to their songs fits the bill almost to a tee. The tongue-in-cheek lyrics are
Soul/R&B superstar India.Arie has announced the release of her new album. Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics will be available on February 10th. In the meantime, you can hear a preview of two tracks from the album. "Chocolate High"- stream"Therapy"- stream I know this is a genre we don't touch on much here at Snob's Music, but I think India.Arie crosses enough boundaries to be of interest to
Our latest Readers' Poll is now closed and the votes have been tabulated. We asked our readers "Whose album are you most excited about for 2009?". Factoring out the obligatory "Other" the results are:Morrissey- 23%The Decemberists- 23%U2- 18%The Yeah Yeah Yeahs- 11%Animal Collective- 11%Lily Allen- 6peche Mode- 6%Bruce Springsteen- 1%The results are somewhat surprising to me. I thought
Bob Mould isn't resting on his laurels. One scant year after releasing District Line, the former Husker Du/Sugar frontman is set to release another new studio record. The currently untitled album is set for an April 7th release date. According to Mould's blog posting the album will contain "the electronic twitches of earlier work reappearing under signature blazing guitars". The accounced track
Ben Kweller has finally announced the details of his new album release. Changing Horses will be available on February 3rd. Apparently this will be Kweller's country album. The track listing for Changing Horses appears to be:Gypsy RoseOld HatFightHurtin' YouBallad of Wendy BakerSawdust ManWantin' Her AgainThings I Like To DoOn Her OwnHomeward BoundYou can see the video for the single "Fight" here
East Hundred are a new quintet based in Philadelphia, PA. The band was formed in 2004 around brothers Brooke and Will Blair and features Brooke's ex-girlfriend Beril Guceri on vocals. The band's debut full length, Passenger, is scheduled for a January 13th release. If you're a Death Cab For Cutie fan you should probaly check them out. You can get an MP3 for the single "Slow Burning Crimes"
Major General is the debut solo album from The Hold Steady's mustachioed piano minstrel Franz Nicolay. The first major indie rock release of 2009, the album will be available on January 13th. Many of the songs on Major General feature the power pop structure that Nicolay's full-time band has perfected. Franz's 'whooooas, whooooas' on songs like "Jeff Penalty" and "Quiet Where I Lie" coupled
Swan Lake is a Canadian indie rock supergroup comprised of The New Pornographers' Dan Bejar, Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug, and Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes. The band is set to release their second album, Enemy Mine, on March 24th.The band has released the album art (above) and the track listing (below): Spanish Gold, 2044Paper LaceHeartswarmSettle on Your SkinBallad of a Swan Lake, or, Daniel’s
The buzz surrounding Glaswegian band Glasvegas is palpable. The band is being touted all over as the next Big Thing. The band's debut self-titled album was released in North America this week. So the question is, does the music live up to the hype? Glasvegas' sound is a combination of wall of sound guitars and '50's inspired pop sensibilities. The press accompanying the band would have you
As mentioned in a previous post, indie electronic dude Dan Deacon is set to release his new album Bromst on March 24th.Well you can get your first taste of the album now. Deacon is streaming the song "Get Older". You can hear it here!On top of that Deacon has released the cover art (above) and the track listing (below):Build Voice Red F Paddling Ghost Snookered Of The Mountains
As you know, former Jayhawks partners Marc Olson and Gary Louris are teaming up once again to release a new album. Ready For The Flood will hit store shelves on January 27th.While you wait the duo is making an MP3 from the disc available. You can grab your copy of the track "Doves & Stones" here.Marc Olson & Gary Louris' Myspace
As you know, former Jayhawks partners Marc Olson and Gary Louris are teaming up once again to release a new album. Ready For The Flood will hit store shelves on January 27th.While you wait the duo is making an MP3 from the disc available. You can grab your copy of the track "Doves & Stones" here.Marc Olson & Gary Louris' Myspace
Over the course of four full length studio albums Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird has proven at least one thing: he is one hell of a capable musician. On his fifth studio album Noble Beast (out Jan. 20th), Bird does nothing to change that fact.Moving deftly from violin to keyboard effects and more, Bird is adept at weaving sonic tapestries complex enough for those looking for
There are still few if any new releases of note. You'll really have to wait until January 20th for the floodgates to open.In the meantime, please remember to vote in our "Most Anticipated Albums of 2009" poll (if you haven't already).
Norwegian technopop duo Royskopp have announced the details of their third studio album. Junior will be released in Europe on March 23rd.Junior will include guest appearances by the likes of Lykke Li and Robyn.The track listing for Junior looks like this:Happy Up HereThe Girl And The RobotVision OneThis Must Be ItRöysopp ForeverMiss It So MuchTricky TrickyYou Don't Have A ClueSilver
Norwegian technopop duo Royskopp have announced the details of their third studio album. Junior will be released in Europe on March 23rd.Junior will include guest appearances by the likes of Lykke Li and Robyn.The track listing for Junior looks like this:Happy Up HereThe Girl And The RobotVision OneThis Must Be ItRöysopp ForeverMiss It So MuchTricky TrickyYou Don't Have A ClueSilver
Norwegian technopop duo Royskopp have announced the details of their third studio album. Junior will be released in Europe on March 23rd.Junior will include guest appearances by the likes of Lykke Li and Robyn.The track listing for Junior looks like this:Happy Up HereThe Girl And The RobotVision OneThis Must Be ItRöysopp ForeverMiss It So MuchTricky TrickyYou Don't Have A ClueSilver Cruis..
There are still few if any new releases of note. You'll really have to wait until January 20th for the floodgates to open. In the meantime, please remember to vote in our "Most Anticipated Albums of 2009" poll (if you haven't already).
Yo La Tengo side project, Condo Fucks, are scheduled to release their new album shortly. The elegantly titled Fuckbook will be available on March 24th.Can't wait for the record? You can grab the MP3 for the song "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" here .Matador Records' website
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